Typographical composing-machine.



D. S. KENNEDY. TYPOQEAPHIUAL GOMPOSING MACHINE. APPLIOATIONIYILED APRJB, 1912. gnnnwrm my 27, 1914.

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D.S.KENNEDY. TYPOGRAPHICAL GOMPOSING MACHINE. I APPLICATION FILED APILB, 1912. RENEWED MAY 27, 1914. 1 13,1511 1 Patented July 14, 1914.

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I l'nirnn erases DAVIE) SHERWOOD KENNEDY, OF BROOKLYN, YORK, ASSIGNOR TO MERGEN- THALER LINOTYPE COMPANY, A COREOBA'IIION 0F NEW YQRK.

TYICGRAPHICAL COMPOSING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 8. 1912, Serial No. 689,130. Renewed May 27, 1914. Serial No. 841,367.

To all whom it may concern 1 Be it known that 1, DAVID Srrnnwooo Knnnnnr, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invent-ed new and useful Improvement in Typographical Gomposing Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to typographical composing machines, such as linotypc machines of the general organization repre sented in Letters Patent of the United States, No, 436,532, to 0. Mergenthaler, wherein circulating matrices are released from a magazine in the order in which their characters are to appear in. print and then assembled in line, the composed line transferred to the face of a mold, the mold filled with molten metal to form a slug or linotype against the matrices which produce the type characters thereon, and the matrices thereafter returned through a distributing mechanism to the magazine from which they started.

More particularly, the invention relates to the mold arrier or disk, which is ordinarily pro aided with two or more molds of different size, any one of which may he brought into operative position, as desired. in ordinary practice, this disk is actuated by a pinic 1 which receives its motion from a pin or stud on a collar fast on the drivins-7 shaft; and in order to change the mold, it is necessary to shift the pinion forward by hand, thereby disengaging it from the driving pin or stud, and then to turn it relatively to the shaft in order to rotate the disk and bringanother mold into operative relation to the other parts, after which the pinion is again engaged with the pin. In order to avoid the inconvenience of this method of adjustment, I preferably employ a normally disengaged hand crank or equivalent. device, arranged in such manner that its actuation serves both to draw the pinion forward and then to rotate it to adjust the disk, after which the crank or other member is automatically disengaged and remains at rest.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown my improvements as applied to a linotype machine, but obviously they are capable, of broader application and may be employed in variant forms, which will suggust themselves to those skilled in the art,

and in connection with other styles of typographical machines, such for instance as those designed to produce type and the like instead of slugs or linotypes, as in the present instance.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a front/"view of a portion of a linotype machine, having my invent-ion applied thereto, certain parts being removed to show the mold disk, etc; Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical. section thereof, taken substantially on the line 22 in Fig. 1, and showing also the pot and disk rotating means; Fig. 3 is a detached view showing one position of the adjusting means, on an enlarged scale and partly broken away; Fig. i is a similar view of the said means in another position, partly in section; and Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view, taken substantially on the line 5-5' in Fig 4:.

Referring to Fig. 1, the mold disk or car rier E is provided with. a plurality of molds of different size, in the present instance two such molds being illustrated and designated respectively by the numerals l and 2. The disk E is rotated in the customar manner by the pinion D meshing therewith." Referring to the other figures of the drawing, the mold shaft B is mounted as usual in the frame A. and is rotated in any suitable manner, as by the gearing 13 On the shaft B is rigidly mounted the collar C, formed with the extended hub 0 and with a projecting pin C which imparts motion to the driving pinion D. The pinion D is loosely mounted on the hub C of the collar G, and is' formed With a plurality of holes or recesses D (only one being shown in the drawings) to engage the actuating pin C The pinion D is in turn formed with an extended huh 1) surrounding the shaft 3, and within which is mounted the spring F disposed between an interior flange D of the liub D and a col lar or abutment B on the shaft B, in such manner that the force of the spring tends to move the pinion D inwardly and engage one or another of its holes D with the actuat-ing pin C Freely mounted at the end of the shaft B is a hand crank G, formed with an inwardly projecting sleeve G which embraces both the end of the shaft and the outer portion of the hub D In addition to its rotary motion about the shaft, the crank G is also capable of a slight axial motion with relaill tion thereto, it being held outwardly in its inoperative position by the spring l-I mounted between the crank and the collar B on the shaft. The hub I) of the pinion I) is exteriorly provided with a projecting pin I, and the sleeve G of the crank G is formed with a mirresponding recess having an inclined edge .G to engage the pin I.

The operation of the parts will now be readily understood. If it be desired to adjust the mold disk E so as to bring another mold thereon into operative position, the crank G is moved inwardly against the force of the spring H, and until the recess in the hub G thereof is in position to engage the pin I on the hub D of the pinion D. This movement of the parts is illustrated by dotted and full lines in Fig. 3. The crank G is now 'cperatcd, and the inclined edge G: acts upon the pin I in suclrmanner as to move the pinion D laterally against the force of the spring F, and to break the engagement between its hole I) and the actuating pin C This position of the parts is illustrated in Fig. 4. Notwithstanding this lateral movement of the pinion I), it still meshes with the mold disk E, and the further operation of the crank rotates both pinion and disk until another hole I) in the pinion registers with the actuating pin C, the relative movement of thedisk simultaneously bringing another mold thereon into operative position. The crank Gr is now released to" free the engagement of the inclined edge (i with the pin 1, whereupon the spring l moves the pinion l.) inwardly to engage its new hole 1) with the actuating pin C, and simultaneously the spring II moves the crank G outwardly to its inoperative position, where it hangs idly until again connected with the parts in the manner described. As previously stated, many variatidns and modifications of my invention will suggest them-v selves to those skilled in the art and still be comprised within its scope llaving thus described my invention, its construction and mode of operation, What I claim and desire to secure \by Letters Patcut of the United States is as follows:

1. In a .ty 'iograpliical machine, the combination of a movable mold carrier, driving means tlnnfefor comprising a driving shaft and an actuating pinion, and rotary devices mounted upon the shaft and normally disconne ted from the pinion but adapted to be cdincctod therewith at will, the said devices acting in their rotary movement first to break the actuating connection between the pinion and shaft, and thereafter to turn the pinion to adjust the mold carrier to a different position.

2. In a, typographical machine, the combination of a movable mold carrier,,(lriving means therefor, and rotary devices mounted concentrically to the driving means and norbe connected thereto at will, the said devices acting in their rotary movement first to break the driving connection between the carrier and driving means, and thereafter, to adjust the latter to alter the position of the carrier.

3. In a typographical machine, the com bination of a movable mold carrier, driving means therefor comprising a driving shaft and an actuating pinion, and manual devices mounted upon the shaft and serving by their continued movement in one direction first to break the connection between the shaft and pinion, and thereafter to turn the latter to adjust the mold carrier to a different position.

4. In a typographical machine, the combination of a movable moldcarrier, driving means therefor comprising a driving shaft and an actuating inion, and rotary manual devices turning a out the axis of the shaft and rotatable both relatively to and conjointly with the actuating pinion, and adapted by the relative rotation to break the actuating connection between the pinion and shaft, and by the conjoint rotation to ope ate the pinion to adjust the mold carrier to a different position.

5. In a typographical machine, the combination of a movable mold carrier, driving means therefor comprising a driving shaft and an actuating pinion, and manual devices capable of both an axial and rotary n'iovement relative to the shaft, and adapted by their axial movement to engage the driving pinion, and by their rotary movement to break the connection between the shaft and pinion and turn the latter to adjust the mold carrier to a different osit-ion.

6. In a typographical machine, the combination of a movable mold carrier, driving means therefor comprising a driving shaft and an actuating pinion, the latter being provided with a projecting stud, and manual devices for operating the pinion at will to adjust the mold carrier, the said devices being formed with an inclined or cam surface to engage said stud, so as to break, the connection between the shaft and pinion.

7. In a typographical machine, the combination of a movable mold carrier, driving means therefor con'iprising a driving shaft and an actuating pinion, the latter being provided with a projecting stud, and a rotary crank for operating the inion at. will to adjust the mold carrier, t 0 said crank being formed with a recess having an in clined wall to engage the stud; whereby the continued rotation of the c "ank will shift the pinion axially on the shaft to break the actuating connection-between the two, and thereafter operatethe pinion to adjust the mold carrier to a different position.

8. In a typographical machine, the combination of a movable mold carrier, driving means therefor comprising a driving shaft and an actuating pinion, manual devices for operating the pinion at will, an abutment, and springs on opposite sides of said abutment and bearing against the actuating pinion and manual devices respectively, for

the purpose described. v9. In .a. typographical machine, the combination of a movable mold carrier, driving means for moving the carrier in the ordifnary operation of the machine and comprisingv a driving shaft and an actuating pinion, and manual devices mounted upon the shaft and movable both relatively to andieonjointly with the actuating pinion and adapted by therelative movement to break the actuating connection between the pinion and shaft, and by the conjointmovement to operate the pinion to adjust the mold carrier to a different position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand this 27th day of March, 1912, in the presence of two attesting witnesses.

DAVID SHERWOOD KENNEDY. Witnesses:

v JOHN R. ROGERS,

ARTHUR P. PAINE. 

